Jonas Rasmussen

 www.jonasrasmussen.dk

Jonas Rasmussen (b. 1992) is an award-winning Danish choral conductor, educator, composer, and arranger. He is the Artistic Director of Academic Choir Aarhus, Youth Choir Aarhus U, and Ensemble Novum, and teaches classical choral conducting at
the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus.

Jonas has led his choirs to international recognition, winning major competitions such as the World Choral Championship, Let the Peoples Sing, Sing for Gold and the European Choir Games. He has recorded numerous critically acclaimed choral albums, and is a sought-after clinician and workshop leader throughout the world.

Since April 2025, he has been posting regularly on Social Media and reached millions of viewers through short-form videos sharing warm-ups, rehearsal techniques and conducting insights and he now has a following of over 250.000 across platforms.

Jonas, originally from Aarhus, studied choral conducting at the University of Cambridge and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm before returning to Aarhus, where he now resides.

All Sessions by Jonas Rasmussen

  • Thursday


  • 16:15  - 18:00
    A choir can often sing perfectly well without a conductor. And if there’s a beatboxer on stage, you don’t exactly need someone just to “keep time” either. So what is the conductor for in rhythmic choir music, and how can we use our conducting role most effectively? In this workshop with Jonas Rasmussen, we’ll explore concrete tools for getting the very best out of a choir in rhythmic music. We’ll reflect on what the choir needs (and doesn’t need) from the conductor, and we’ll try practical exercises that sharpen attention, strengthen ensemble awareness, and create a stronger sense of togetherness in the sound. We will also cover conducting techniques: how your gesture can shape groove, articulation, entries, cutoffs, balance and ensemble focus - all without over-conducting. This workshop is presented in collaboration with RAMA Vocal Center.
    Workshops
    Where
    RAMA 228

  • Friday


  • 10:15  - 12:00
    Classical choral music is often perceived as something belonging to the past — a beautiful but static tradition. But nothing could be further from the truth. It is, in fact, a living art form, continuously evolving and responding to the world around it. In this lecture, Jonas Rasmussen takes the pulse of classical choral music today: Where are we now? What trends are shaping the field? And what might the future hold? From emerging compositional voices to shifting audience expectations and the tension between innovation and tradition, this session invites you to reflect, rethink, and rediscover the possibilities of classical choral music in the 21st century. This lecture is presented in collaboration with RAMA Vocal Center.
    Workshops
    Where
    Officerssalen




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